Insect - Fossil fragment - Ortoptera (Grashoppers, Locusts) - 12.5 cm - 11.3 cm (No reserve price)

Insect - Fossil fragment - Ortoptera (Grashoppers, Locusts) - 12.5 cm - 11.3 cm (No reserve price) #1.0
Insect - Fossil fragment - Ortoptera (Grashoppers, Locusts) - 12.5 cm - 11.3 cm (No reserve price) #1.0
Insect - Fossil fragment - Ortoptera (Grashoppers, Locusts) - 12.5 cm - 11.3 cm (No reserve price) #2.1
Insect - Fossil fragment - Ortoptera (Grashoppers, Locusts) - 12.5 cm - 11.3 cm (No reserve price) #3.2
Insect - Fossil fragment - Ortoptera (Grashoppers, Locusts) - 12.5 cm - 11.3 cm (No reserve price) #4.3
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Ortoptera (Grashoppers, Locusts), an insect specimen from the Cretaceous, Lower period (145–100.5 mya), in natural condition with original authenticity, originating from the Santana formation, Novo Olinda, Cearà basin, Brazil; height 12.5 cm, width 11.3 cm.

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Insecta, Orthoptera (Grashoppers, Locusts)

A lovely grashopper with visible ovipositor (egg laying organ). This little insect lived along the Dinosaurs and was likely a welcome snack for the smaller dinosaurs of that time.

Age: Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian 115-108 million years old.

Santana formation, Novo Olinda, Cearà basin, Brazil.

Size: Grashopper: 2cm. Matrix: Length: 11,3cm Height 12,5cm Natural matrix, no conservation.

Carefully packaged with care.

Insecta, Orthoptera (Grashoppers, Locusts)

A lovely grashopper with visible ovipositor (egg laying organ). This little insect lived along the Dinosaurs and was likely a welcome snack for the smaller dinosaurs of that time.

Age: Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian 115-108 million years old.

Santana formation, Novo Olinda, Cearà basin, Brazil.

Size: Grashopper: 2cm. Matrix: Length: 11,3cm Height 12,5cm Natural matrix, no conservation.

Carefully packaged with care.

Details

Number of objects
1
Specimen
Insect
Scientific name
Ortoptera (Grashoppers, Locusts)
Country of origin
Brazil
Geological period
Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years)
Condition
Natural
Height
12.5 cm
Width
11.3 cm
Authenticity
Original/official
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Object in auction
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